@article{ref1,
title="Firearm relinquishment laws associated with substantial reduction in homicide of pregnant and postpartum women",
journal="Health affairs (Project Hope)",
year="2021",
author="Wallace, Maeve E. and Vilda, Dovile and Theall, Katherine P. and Stoecker, Charles",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Homicide is a leading cause of death among women who are pregnant and up to one year postpartum in the United States. Most incidents are perpetrated by an intimate partner with a firearm. Some states have implemented laws that prohibit firearm possession by perpetrators of domestic violence and, in some instances, include explicit statutory language mandating relinquishment of firearms once a person has become prohibited from possessing them. We examined the impact of these policies on state-level rates of homicide among pregnant and postpartum women during the period 2011-19. We found that state laws prohibiting possession of firearms and requiring relinquishment of firearms by people convicted of domestic violence-related misdemeanors were associated with substantial reductions in homicide of pregnant and postpartum women. State policy makers should consider further strengthening domestic violence-related firearm regulations and their enforcement to prevent homicide of pregnant and postpartum women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-2715",
doi="10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01129",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01129"
}